Logan Martin lake home is a waterfront retreat

Tucked away on Logan Martin Lake, you’ll find this five-bedroom, three-bath home, perfect for large and lively gatherings of family and friends or quiet, relaxing weekends for two.

The approximately 4,700-square-foot custom house sits on over nine acres of beautifully landscaped, waterfront property. There are walking paths, a covered boat dock and golf cart path, and horses are even allowed on the property.

“It’s located on year-round water,” said Realtor Nancy Locklar with Realty Executives Complete. “There are also three nice marinas within a mile or two.”

Double front doors open to the large foyer where a lighted, turn-of-the-century antique stained glass window from a church in Illinois is mounted on a stacked stone wall.

Also on the main floor are a great room, open kitchen, master bedroom and bath, laundry room, study (that could also be used as an additional bedroom), and another bedroom and bathroom. A deck surrounds the entire back of the house (on the main and lower levels) and can be accessed from most rooms of the house.

In the great room, a soaring, A-frame ceiling and wood-burning fireplace with a cedar mantel is large enough that Locklar suggested it’d be a great spot to host church groups and women’s retreats.

“All of the rooms are oversized,” said Locklar, allowing for comfortable living and a merging of indoors and outdoors thanks to many custom Pella windows and doors.

Downstairs is another living room with a stacked stone fireplace and cedar mantel, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a bonus room that could be used as a keeping room, office or additional bedroom.

Also downstairs is a garage and a workshop.

Another added amenity of the home is a fireproof room with a vault. The current homeowners, former antiques dealers, stored their cherished collections here. But Locklar said, “It could be a great wine cellar.”

Thirty tons of stacked stone from Blount County were used to create interior columns, fireplaces and the chimney stack as well as exterior details including flower beds and even a small bridge on a path near the lake.

The grounds are well planned with lots of trails. “Everything is golf cart friendly, the whole property,” said Locklar. “The yard hardly has any maintenance with almost no grass to cut.”

The boat dock is well maintained and covered with a small storage room below with a lift. There’s also a 450-foot commercially built concrete seawall and boat launch.

While secluded in feel, the home is actually only about eight miles from all the amenities of Pell City, including local shops, chain stores and restaurants and the soon-to-be completed hospital.

“This area is quickly becoming a primary residence area,” said Locklar. “We’re seeing lots of retirees.”

Children in the area are zoned to attend Coosa Valley Elementary, Duran Junior High and Pell City High schools.

For more information about the home, located at 955 Black Acres Road and priced at $829,000, contact Locklar at 205-338-6688 or visit www.nancy sellsthelake.com.